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National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) - Audiometric Exams and Hearing-Related Questions
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Health Survey
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CDC
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NIDCD
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To provide support to the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), CDC for audiometry testing and related questions on hearing loss and noise exposure in adults ages 20 to 69 years in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) for data collection years 2015–2016. The study collects pure-tone, air conduction hearing thresholds at .5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8 kHz in each ear separately, as well as otoscopic exams, tympanometry, and acoustic reflexes on representative samples of the non-institutionalized U.S. population in sound-treated booths meeting recommended ANSI standards. Questionnaire information about tinnitus (frequency and degree of burden), use of hearing aids and other assistive devices, as well as exposure to firearms or other sources of loud noise are collected in home interviews prior to the subjects’ visit to the mobile exam centers (MECs) for audiometric exams. A similar hearing component was part of earlier NHANES, 1999–2004, and NHANES 2011–2012 conducted on a representative samples of U.S. adults, ages 20 to 69 years. One of the Healthy People 2010 goals is to assess (with the goal of reducing) noise-induced hearing loss in adults. For this purpose, audiograms are examined and “notches” identified in the higher frequency ranges at 3, 4, or 6 kHz as a surrogate marker of noise exposure. Computer algorithms to identify the notches have been developed. The NHANES, 1999–2004, data serve as a baseline, but to assess progress on this goal in Healthy People 2020, hearing thresholds of U.S. adults must be measured again in NHANES. NCHS directs the data collection contractor (i.e., WESTAT) in establishing and revising protocols for the hearing component and in preparing training and field manuals. NCHS provides NIDCD with an opportunity to collaboratively review summary data for purposes of quality control during the data collection period and, also, provides NIDCD with a data file for quality review approximately three months before the Public Use data release.
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National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) - Physical Activity and Muscle Strength Components
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Research Initiative
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CDC
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NCI, NHLBI, NIA, NIDDK, OD/DPCPSI/OBSSR, OD/DPCPSI/ORWH
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For the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2011-14, the National Cancer Institute proposed and coordinated funding from multiple NIH Institutes and the Department of Defense for two components: a new technology physical activity monitor to be worn on the wrist and a measurement of muscle strength using a hand-grip dynamometer. The wrist-worn accelerometer will provide the first objective measurement of sleep duration in a nationally representative sample, in addition to measuring physical activity movement. The muscle-strength measure will provide an indicator of total body strength for children, adults, and older adults who are NHANES participants.
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National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) Oral Health Component
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Health Survey
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CDC
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NIDCR
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The periodic oral health component of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES); included enamel fluorosis imaging study for inclusion in future NHANES.
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National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2005-2006, Allergy Component, Interagency Agreement with CDC/NCHS
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Health Survey
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CDC
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NIEHS, NIAID
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This collaborative project developed and implemented an allergy/asthma focused component for the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). The allergy component, included in NHANES 2005-2006, enabled a more robust and generalizable investigation of the role of allergen/endotoxin exposures and IgE-mediated sensitization in allergic diseases than previously possible, increasing the knowledge of complex relationships between allergen and endotoxin exposures, allergic sensitization and allergic diseases, including asthma. This survey component queried on allergy and asthma prevalence and symptoms, measured levels of common indoor allergens and endotoxin in household dust, and quantified total and 19 allergen-specific immunoglobulin E levels in serum of study participants.
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National Health and Nutritional Examinations Surveys Interest Group
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Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force
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CDC
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NICHD, NIDCR
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The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) is a program of studies designed to assess the health and nutritional status of adults and children in the United States. The survey is unique in that it combines interviews and physical examinations.
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National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)
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Health Survey
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CDC
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NCI, NCCIH, NIDDK
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The National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) - started in 1957 - is a continuous, nationwide in-person survey of approximately 35,000 households, or about 87,500 persons, in the civilian non-institutionalized population. The NHIS over samples African-American and Hispanic respondents. NCI periodically sponsors a Cancer Control Supplement (CCS) which is administered to a randomly selected sample of 39,000 adults.
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National Health Interview Survey (NHIS): 2013 Respiratory/Asthma Questions
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Health Survey
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CDC
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NHLBI
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The purpose of the collaborative activity is support development and implementation by the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) of measures that could be used to assess progress towards achieving Healthy People 2020 respiratory/asthma objectives. The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute and the National Center for Health Statistics collaborate on this activity.
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National Healthcare Quality Data Report Interagency Working Group (QDRIWG)
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Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force
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AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, SAMHSA
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OD/DPCPSI/OAR
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AHRQ convenes this trans-DHHS working group to ensure that the quality and data reporting is accurate, reflects the state of the science and translates findings into utilizable reports for health care watchers, providers and consumers.
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National Hispanic Science Network (NHSN)
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Meeting/ Workshop
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AHRQ, CDC, SAMHSA
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NIDA, NIAAA, NIMH
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The National Hispanic Science Network is dedicated to improving the health equity of Hispanics. It has broad representation from academic and government agencies, including several National Institutes of Health Institutes and Centers, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Substance Abuse and Health Services Administration, and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
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National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) Directory of Organizations
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Resource Development
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AHRQ, CDC, CMS
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NIDCD
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The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) Directory of Organizations is designed to help patients, health consumers, providers, and others find agencies and organizations with an interest in the diseases and disorders of human communication. The directory is maintained as an online database accessible to the public from the NIDCD website. Several U.S. Department of Health and Human Services agencies are included.
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